Nemo (American band)

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Nemo
Origin Brooklyn, NY
Genres Indie rock, rock
Years active2002-2005,
Labels Binge Records
Website Official website
MembersDennis Tyhacz, Luke McCartney

Nemo was an American indie rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2002 [1] by Luke McCartney and Dennis Tyhacz. The band took their name from the character Captain Nemo in the novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea .

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Their debut album Signs of Life was released in June 2004 on Binge Records. The album was notable for its blend of new wave, ethereal acoustic sounds, and inspired indie rock. It was recorded entirely in an apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2003 prior to becoming one of the final LPs to be mastered at the Vic Thrill Salon in Brooklyn (shortly before the Salon was closed in 2004). [2] The title track "Signs of Life" was featured in Season 2 of the PBS show Roadtrip Nation in 2005, [3] and several of the songs on Signs of Life were also used as the backing music for NPR's Morning Edition show for several years after the album's initial release. [4] [5] McCartney and Tyhacz later recorded in a group in 2006 called The Sound Mirrors, and they released one LP The Calling in 2007, also on Binge Records. [1] [6] [7] [8]

Members

Luke McCartney, Dennis Tyhacz [9] [8]

Additional members (touring and/or recording): Chris Plyem, Sam McCall [10]

Albums

Track listing

  1. Metropolitan - 3:11
  2. Northern Light - 2:39
  3. The Burn - 1:59
  4. Aviator - 2:23
  5. Signs of Life - 3:05
  6. Lunar Ship to Mars -2:33
  7. Fiction of Reality - 2:34
  8. Hampshire Brush - 2:39
  9. Odyssey - 3:13
  10. The Chariot - 2:20
  11. Swimming in the Rhine - 2:33
  12. Fall Away - 2:23
  13. Killer Bees - 1:17
  14. Eternity of This - 2:40
  15. The Sun of Ulee - 2:58
  16. Ether - 1:53
  17. Harbor - 2:34

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References

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  2. "Nemo Interview". 2 November 2005.
  3. "Roadtrip Nation | Find your career roadmap".
  4. "Morning Edition for August 22, 2007". NPR .
  5. "Morning Edition for July 28, 2006". NPR .
  6. nemony.com/bio.html
  7. nemony.com/press.html
  8. 1 2 CD Baby: NEMO: Signs Of Life
  9. allmusic ((( Nemo > Overview )))
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. allmusic ((( Nemo > Discography > Main Albums )))
  12. "Signs of Life — Nemo".